Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday continued to encourage — and times pleaded with — Nevadans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, announcing steps being taken to avoid shutdowns and mandates.
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Nevada on Wednesday reported 373 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths, both well above the two-week moving averages of 248 and three, respectively, state data show.
With a 60 percent immunization target within reach, officials are directly appealing to those 16 to 25 years old to get a COVID-19 vaccination shot.
The uptick of the two-week positivity rate to 4.3 percent follows a week of the rate stagnating at 4.2 percent.
There was a 15-minute wait to get a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Southern Nevada Health District offices early Monday as eligibility expanded to all Nevadans 16 and up.
A strike team led by the city of Las Vegas recently administered first doses at two housing complexes, representing its most direct effort to date to immunize the vulnerable.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Friday received its first allotment of the new single-dose coronavirus vaccine.
Exactly a year after the first coronavirus case was recorded in Nevada, the state has reported 295,460 cases and 5,020 deaths.
The Southern Nevada Health District has expanded the number of appointments available this weekend for residents eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.